Steven Brust was born during the late Cenozoic Era and within a short period of time firmly established himself as a biped. He quickly showed that he stood out from the rest of his family by not starting to go bald until his mid-30s. His accomplishments include a remarkable skill at 2-suit spider solitaire, to which he devotes himself, although so far he has not had the success he hoped for in getting sponsors. He has spent many years training for the Olympic Napping events. His hobbies including writing.
- Following that, you will select and answer at least five of the questions in detail, allowing your fans and potential new readers to get to know you on a deeper level. Failing that, be as funny and snarky as you’d like.
If you could have any magical power, but it came with a ridiculous side effect, what would the power be and what would the side effect be?
I would like the magical power to not have to face the consequences of my actions. Obviously, it would come with the side effect that cats, who have this ability naturally, would laugh whenever they saw me.
If you were stranded on a deserted planet with only one book to read, but it turned out to be one of your own, how would you feel?
I would feel like looking around for a sharp object with which to cut my wrists.
If you had to choose between fighting 100 duck-sized robots or one robot-sized duck, which would you pick and why?
The robot-sized duck, because if I won I could make Peking Duck for half the town. I mean, how cool is that?
If you were to write a story featuring yourself as the main character, what kind of adventure would you embark on?
I would nap. For suspense, maybe I’d have to find a couch.
If you had to live on a spaceship with one fictional character for the rest of your life, who would it be and why?
River Tan from “Firefly.” The “why” should be obvious.
What’s the silliest misconception you’ve had about something scientific, what was it and how did you learn you had misapprehended?
I thought it was stupid that the sun was always depicted wearing sunglasses, because why would it need protection from itself? Someone on Twitter (I wish I could remember who) pointed out that the Earth is 2/3 water, and water reflects. I hadn’t thought of that.
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My most recent book is Lyorn and I am hereby promoting to it lieutenant.
Steven Karl Zoltán Brust is an American fantasy and science fiction author of Hungarian descent. He is best known for his series of novels about the assassin Vlad Taltos, one of a disdained minority group of humans living on a world called Dragaera.
As a drummer and singer-songwriter, Brust has recorded one solo album and two albums as a member of Cats Laughing.
You can read more about the author who has stated that no distinction between science fiction and fantasy can withstand an encounter with the writing of Roger Zelazny on his website.
